&#34;Bad News&#34; concealment holster

ABSTRACT

The Bad News concealment Holster allows a licensed person to use a newspaper in a plastic delivery bag to conceal a handgun for legal self-defense. The handgun will be secured in nylon sleeve holster, by a retention strap with a pull tab release using hook &amp; loop to attach the strap and to secure the holster to the metallic belt. The metallic belt will be placed around a section of the newspaper, for example, the sports section, this is then slid back into the remaining newspaper that is in a delivery bag, and adjusted by the user to allow access to the firearm through the open end of the paper and bag. By using a newspaper to discreetly conceal a legal handgun for licensed self defense, a persons firearm may be accessable but not in plain view as required by many states concealed carry laws. For lagal carry in a vehicle, briefcase etc. the Bad News Concealment Holster will give a legal, licensed person a different and unique option for concealed carry.

SPECIFICATION

The Bad News Concealment Holster is designed to use a newspaper foldedin a delivery bag to conceal a handgun by a licensed person. A handgunholster made of a synthetic nylon material with hook & loop fastenerattached to both sides will then be attached to a metallic belt with asection of hook and loop on the front surface of the belt. The metallicbelt will be made of a thin gauge sheet metal and will be folded flatwith a open back section that will over-lap 2 inches, with hook & loopon each open end for removal and adjustment. The folded belt withholster attached will then be secured to a section of newspaper thatwould be folded over the holster. This section of newspaper with beltand holster attached is then slid into the center section of theremaining folded newspaper in it's delivery bag.

To use the Bad News Concealment Holster, first remove a newspaper fromthe delivery wrapper and discard loose material [sale adds] and seperatenewspaper into two equal sections. Attach the belt with holster to onesection of the paper and fold paper over the holster. Place theremaining portion of newspaper back into it's delivery bag and insertthe section with holster into the open center with the folds of thenewspaper opposite each other. A handgun secured in the holster by thenylon retension strap could be accessed by grasping the pull tab torelease the hook & loop fastener and then removing the handgun.

The nylon holster will have loop fastener on both sides to allow rightor left hand use and adjustment. The nylon retention strap with pull tabwill be removable and secure to the holster by the same hook fastener.The holsters will be made in small, medium and large sizes includingmodels to accept light/laser units. The metallic belt will be a thingauge sheet metal material 26 to 28 inches long and 3 inches wide, A 3by 4 inch section of hook fastener will be attached to the front of thebelt by adhiesives.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Having been a Firearms Instructor since 1992, I, Mark A. Lee have workedwith many holsters designed for concealed carry of handguns for both lawenforcement and licensed civilian use. This holster concept will fillthe need for a person not wishing to physically wear a concealedhandgun, but have it about and accessible if needed, descreetlyconcealed. Clients requesting advice on how to carry in automobiles,briefcases etc. led to the development of the design submitted forpatent.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The Bad News Concealment Holster does not re-invent the handgun holster,hook & loop fastener, sheet metal, or newspaper in a bag. This inventioncombines these items to create a new concealment system allowing alicensed person to have a handgun accessible, and discreetly concealed.

This concealment holster will allow a person a means to carry, store,transport a handgun in a manner that would be hidden from the plain viewby a newspaper in a delivery bag.

Many handguns are stollen from vehicles, these guns are taken from glovebox, center console or under the seat. A gun secured in the Bad NewsConcealment Holster, placed on the floorboard or seat may go un-detectedpreventing a theft.

DRAWING SPECIFICATIONS

Page 1—FIG. A

This drawing shows a frontal view of the sheet metal belt that is formedto wrap around a section of newspaper. The shaded area will be the pieceof “hook” fastener, as in the hook and loop type, attached by adhiesivebacking to the sheet metal belt. This allows the attachment of theholster. (FIG. A, B and C shown without holster.)

Page 1—FIG. B

FIG. B attempts to show the rear view of the sheet metal belt thatover-laps by 2 inches. This over-lap will have hook and loop fastenerattached by adhiesive backing to the sheet metal strap ends, allowingremoval and adjustment.

Page 1—FIG. C

FIG. C is an areial or top view looking down onto the side edges of thesheet metal belt. The shaded areas show the rear adjustment point andholster attachment point in hook & loop fastener.

Page 2—FIG. D

FIG. D shows the nylon handgun holster. The shaded area on the holsterwill be “loop” type fastener attached to both sides to allow attachmentto the metallic belt and secure the retention strap, with pull tab, thatholds the handgun in the holster.

Page 2—FIG. E

FIG. E shows a view of the nylon holster with strap attached to thesheet metal belt.

Page 3—FIG. F

FIG. F Show the Bad News Concealment Holster and handgun wrapped arounda section of newspaper. The paper would then be folded over to concealthe handgun and holster as indicated by the arrows.

Page 4—FIG. G

FIG. G shows the section of newspaper with holster (segmented or dashedlines) is then inserted back into the remaining portion of newspaper andplastic delivery bag, concealed from plain view.

Page 4—FIG. H

FIG. H shows a internal view of the section with holster and handgunsecured, (segmented or dashed lines) inside a newspaper and plasticdelivery bag (solid lines).

1. There are many handgun holster designs in production today, but thisinvention is the only system that uses a newspaper to discreetly conceala handgun by a licensed person. The claim of invention is not the nylonholster, hook & loop fastener, newspaper or sheet metal. The claim ofinvention is that, when fabricated and assembled to specificationslisted, a common newspaper in a plastic delivery bag can be used, by alicensed person to conceal a handgun for legal self-defense.